DJI introduced the Spreading Wings S900 earlier this week, a model that professional photographers have been looking forward to. The S900 is intended to combine the high power features of the S1000, with the portability of the S800. DJI claims that the S900 features a flight time of 18 minutes with a payload of 6.8kg, … Read more
Team Black Sheep, best known for their drone videos across the world, are releasing the first ever racing drone of its kind, the TBS Gemini drone. UPDATE Mar 2015: The TBS Gemini is for sale HERE – buy this racing drone now before they run out of stock! It comes with 2 different shells, replacement propellers and … Read more
If you read our 2014 drone buyers guide, you will have seen a big cross over flying drones across national parks and that’s because it’s one of the three restricted areas, together with proximity to airports and military bases. The drone video below will show you exactly what may happen if you break the rules. … Read more
Does everyone really need drones with camera or shall we leave photography to the experts? In the following article, I am going to cover the drones that do come with a camera, both the integrated cameras and others that permit the attachment of GoPros or even other more professional DSLRs via the drone gimbals found … Read more
Our drone buying guide has just been launched and is currently up to date with all the new drone features available on popular models such as the Parrot AR Drone 2.0, DJI Phantom 2 and many others, including the soon to be launched Bebop and AirDog models. As drones are becoming more and more popular, … Read more
So apparently a large number of college and university professors have sent a letter to the FAA complaining about the ban on the commercial use of drones. Whilst hobbyists are allowed to fly drones up to 400ft high, as we explained before, any commercial use, including their use in research is prohibited. The professors claim … Read more
A hexacopter drone that was probably custom built for ‘deliveries’ has crashed in the fence of a South Carolina maximum security prison before actually making it inside. The drone was carrying contraband such as marijuana, cellphones and cigarettes. The authorities believe two outside people to be involved. One of them, thought to be the drone … Read more
Here’s another pretty cool use of drones in industrial settings – OpenSky Drones, a new company starting up in Florida is going to offer its drone services to companies such as architects, engineers and government agencies including fast responders. Using drones puts no one’s life at risk when conducting risky activities such as propane gas … Read more
The Cargo UAS Drone has been launched on Kickstarter not long ago and has already surpassed its £35,000 goal. It’s now got only 4 more days to go until the delivery drone building project can be considered as funded. This company is quite impressive in that they have been working on delivery drones since 2004 … Read more
Thinking of purchasing a drone? You should not be hesitating. The Olympic Games at Sochi was one of the first venues in which drones were being used to film a major sporting event on a large scale. Although an unlikely place, it seems that the Russians have grasped the power of the commercial applications of … Read more